arcanology

Etymology

From arcane + -ology.

arcanology means The study of the esoteric, metaphysical, secret and hidden. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

ARCANOLOGY — [Noun] The systematic study of that which is arcane, esoteric, secret, or hidden. From the English 'arcane' (from Latin arcānus, "hidden, secret") + the combining form '-ology' (from Greek -logia, "study of"). Unlike occultism, which implies a practice involving supernatural agency, or cryptology, which is the precise science of codes and ciphers, arcanology is the dispassionate cartography of the concealed. It is the chill of an unlit archive vault, the linguist tracing a whispered heresy through marginalia, and the meticulous comparison of symbols across contradictory grimoires—a quiet archaeology built on the faith that a secret, once understood, ceases to be magical.

noun

The study of the esoteric, metaphysical, secret and hidden.